Improvement in horseshoes



UNITED STATES PATENT EErcE.

OASSIUS M. WERNER, OF ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND EDWINA. BIGELOW.

IMPROVEMENT IN HORSESHOES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 53,930, dated April 10,1866.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, O. M. VERNER, ofRockford, in the county of Winnebago and ltte of Illinois, have inventeda new and useful Improvement in Horseshoes, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, which make part of this specitcation, and inwhichigure l represents a plan or top view, and

2 a side view, of my improved shoe.

luy invention relates to that class of horseshoes which are held uponthe hoof by clasps or iianges instead of nails; and my improvementconsists, rst, in making the anges or clasps in the form of an openloop, to give greater holdin g-surface in proportion to weight than asolid clasp; second, in confining the l shoe to the hoof by twoopen-looped clasps on each side, said clasps being formed in one piece,but far enough apart to give the necessary pressure, as hereinafterdescribed; third, in forming recesses in the body of the shoe to receivethe ange-bars which carry the clasps, as hereinafter described.

In order to carry out my invention, I form the sole A of the shoe of onepiece, and provide it with suitable calks B C. The parts a a of the soleare formed of the full vertical depth of the shoe, as shown in Fig. 2,as well as the bosses or ribs D on its inner side, to increase itsstrength.

The clasps E are arranged in pairs on each side of the shoe, each pairbeing connected by a Harige-bar, F, which ts into a recess provided forit on each side of the shoe, so that when united the shoe shall be fiushon the upper side. The ends fj" of the bars are of the ful width of theshoe, while their centers f2 are narrowed enough to fit round the ribsD. The proper degree of strength is'thus secured lboth for theflange-bar and shoe. The clasps or anges E are made in the form of arectangular loop, and are bent to conform to the curve of the hoof.

The ange-bars I*` and sole A are united by screws G passing throughthem.

To apply the shoe to the hoof,1.he bar is removed from one side, and theshoe placed on the hoof. The other bar is then put in place and fastenedby the screws. rIhe upper parts of the clasps E are let slightly intothe hoot' and hold it rmly against both lateral and vertical strains,their looped form giving them a broad bearing combined with a lightweight.

I prefer to use malleable iron for my shoe, and to cast the entire sole,calks, and ribs in one piece.

It will be seen that by my invention I secure a strong, light, andsimple shoe, and one which admits of ready removal, adjustment, orreplacement.

What I cla-im as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

l. Forming the clasps with open loops, as and for the purpose described.

2. Casting the clasps in one piece with the ange-bar, as described, forthe purpose set forth.

3. The combination of the sole, the ribs, the

